Geely

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese multinational automotive conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. The company was founded by, and is privately owned by Chinese entrepreneur Li Shufu. Geely was founded in 1986 as a refrigerator parts company, before transitioning to motorcycles in 1994 and entering the automotive industry in 1997. ZGH as a holding company was founded in 2003. , the company ranks 225 in the 2023 Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. In 2025, the group produced a total of 4.1 million vehicles globally, including 2.3 million plug-in electric vehicles. The company manufactures and sells vehicles under the brands of Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr, which are part of the Geely Auto Group business unit, with its subsidiaries and joint ventures such as Volvo Cars, Polestar, Proton, Smart, Lotus, and commercial vehicles London EV Company, Radar Auto, and Farizon. It produces motorcycles under its subsidiaries Zhejiang Geely Ming Industrial (Jiming and Geely), Qianjiang Motorcycle (QJMotor and Keeway), and Benelli. It also holds a 17% stake in Aston Martin and owns half of Horse Powertrain, an engine manufacturing joint venture with Renault. Geely is a phonetic transliteration of the company's native name ( ), which means "auspicious" or "propitious" in Chinese.

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1. date of establishment: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 2023 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 2023 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378699108